The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-06-18

"You'll learn who am, jaokanapes,
ifyou go to playing tricks with a Kings
officer Know that have warrant to
search this old rookery, and some Of
your elders had best hasten and help
in the search, if you do not want visit
from Duke William himself"
"Eh, weel, sac muckle, I thought"
declared the young hero, while his arm
never moved by hairs breadth. Eye
can find moo elders here. I'm thae
LaiIk o. Craighope, sin yer bluidy red
cottE ha' kilt my feyther; and warn
ye to TAX ca yersel', gin We do not adj
dress me wi mair rispict."
The Briton laughed, but he was sorely
frightened, too; so frightened that his
voice trembled.
'"And what will you do, my young
hawk, if l do not choose to treat your
lordship with more respect?" he asked.
Again from the firm, determined lips
came the answer: "Gin we move frae
were we sit, or gin We dae not doe what
l command, l will send this lit shaft
clean thro' thae body o a Kings
officer. Sac tax warmth"
"By the Kings crown, be it so, then!
Two can play at that game, and we will.
Cover him with your musketoons, men.
Let us see what the springold will have
to say to that" And the officer waved
his sword with a flourish.
Almost as if their leader sword had
moved spring connected with their
musketoons, a score of deadly tubes
were raised, the muzzle of each one
pointing ut that youthful breast But
the young figure did not move; the blue
eyes might have flashed more darkly,
the thumb and finger stitfened little
as they grasped the arrow that would
have carried with it death speedier
than that from the loaded musketoons
of the soldiery.
"Oh, ay,' cried the little archer, II
ken the likes O them. Let them shoot
gin they will, but they Gamma shoot
quic eneuch to save yer heart, brave
Kings officer. Gin We gle ane mair
order to shoot, and We dee, do We I'M
derstaun' me the moo? Gin We order
to tax ava weel, and gin We haze
any thing to say to thae Laird O. Craig
hope that can be listen't tae wi'out
shame, I'm aye ready to hear
The officers cheeks blanched to
sudden paleness, but, mingled with his
fear, was doubtless an admiration for
the castles young defender; besides,
the concession did not involve any sac
rifice of dignity. So he lifted his hand
in token of pause, and the second com.
mand rang out: "Men, recover your
armsr' sr e
The deadly musketoons were lower
ed. For the first time, too, the draw
bow were allowed to slacken, though
the hands did not change their position,
nor was the point of the arrow lowered
or heightened. And at that very mo.
ment confidential servitor, all unseen,
Of course, of those below, whispered to
the gallant sentinel that all was well.
The royal bird had flown, and was now
beyond the shot of musketcon and the
axe of the executoner.
i A smile of singular brightness crept
over the pale, stern face Of the child de-
fender. r
= Gin We will light doom, now frae
| yer horses, Kings officer and men, yes
free to seek what We will in Craighope.
It's ma ony objection to that, We moind;
it's the laird We mum rispiot, ilka man
o We, before ye come ben his tower.
Then he unbent the bow altogether,
dotted his Glengarry, and disappeared
from the bartizan. Within less than
five minutes the drawbridge was let
down, and the party clattered over it
to seek in the castle the prize they
were after. But the keenest search
availed nothing, or did they even dis
J. cover that they had been played with
in any other way than as daring boy
ish prank by the young springold."
Charles Edward in that ten minutes
time had been enabled, iutelligently
guided, to reach the wild businesses of
Loeb Roy where pursuit was absolutely
impossible by any stranger, whence he
succeeded in affecting a retreat west
, ward to the Great Glen, aud subse-
quently to his more protracted and Sc
cure concealment in the Isle of Skye,
all of which depended on the thought
fulness and heroism Of the boy senti-
nel.-Fred NJ Coi6y,m Congregation
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